It felt awkward and I felt like it took away the emotional attachment we were suppose to feel between the mom and her child. The characters are “Large” and “Small,” so this book could be about grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, two moms, two dads, etc. Still, all the answers are reassuring, and answer questions that many children may not even be able to express–such as knowing that the parent will still love the child, even if they are away from them.

Like so many books of its kind, from Guess How Much I Love You to Love You Forever, this is a story meant to reassure young children, to teach them that parental love is unconditional, and won't be withdrawn because they make a mistake, move away, or grow up. If I should die and leave you here a while, be not like others sore undone, who keep long vigils by the silent dust, and weep. This makes the story fit with any kind of parent/child or grandparent/child or relative/child or grown-up/child pairing you might have upon reading it. There is comfort in Gliori’s pages, but it is a result of repetition and not the imagery; this is a quick fix, not an enduring one, but it eases Small’s fears and may well do the same for children. Now especially, when it is winter And the sun’s not half so bright as he was, Who wouldn’t be glad to find a splinter That once was you in the frozen grass?

Please note that the selling and administering of funeral plans is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), however if you are purchasing a funeral without a funeral plan this will not be covered by FCA regulation. It would be great in a Circle time session talking about the importance of love in a family and that they will love you no matter what. Also, this book includes the issue of death and the possible death of a parent and this is something that any child would struggle with immensely and so it is great that there are books such as this one to remind children and help them with such difficult concepts and scenarios. Remember me in your heart, your thoughts, your memories of the times we loved, the times we cried, the times we fought, the times we laughed.

She then received a travelling scholarship award to go to Milan, and worked as a freelance from 1984 onwards. I would definitely use this book in a KS1 classroom linking strongly with PSHE looking into families and acceptance. When Giraffe appears, he offers the kittens his neck as a slide and instantly all is right with the world. Their conversation is Small questioning Large's love and Large reassuring Small that "No matter what" Large will always love Small. Farewell, sweet dust; I never was a miser: Once, for a minute, I made you mine: Now you are gone, I am none the wiser But the leaves of the willow are as bright as wine.I’ve taken in recent years to thinking about my funeral and have decided to make one paramount request: play jolly music at that ritual. Let them know that they can measure, that scientists have measured precisely the conservation of energy and found it accurate, verifiable and consistent across space and time. Sometimes, the person who has died will have had a favourite book, author or poem and this could have significance. This short funeral verse is an uplifting poem about celebrating life and remembering someone who has made a positive impact on those around them. Small’ an anxious, grim and grumpy character who is feeling unloved is comforted by ‘Large’ that he is loved.